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H. B. WALTEIL Box.

APPLIOATION FILED 111.11.29. 1911.

, 1,121,426.- Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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To all whom. t may concern.:

Be itl known that I, HAnmsox B. WALTER, a. citizen' ot' the UnitedStates, residing at Danville, in the county of Vermilion and State ofllllinois,have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Boxes, ofwhich the following is a specitication.

,My invention relates to an improvement in collapsible boxes, andrelates to thaty character of box which is constructed from a singlepiece-of material.

The object is to provide end iiaps Jfior the bottom, top, and ends ofthe box, which are connected together by a removable fastening so thatthe parts can all be folded upon one another, and the box folded into asmall compass..

novel features of construction and combina- 1 tions of parts which willbe `hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying 1 is a view in perspective showing the box whenclosed, Fig. 2 is a perspective vien7 of the box showing the cover openor in raised position, Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the box beingfolded into position, and Fig. 4 is atransverse sectional view. .i

The box is preferably made ofpaper or strawboard mat which is creased atintervals as at 1, 1, for forming the cover 2, bottom 3, and sides 4;.The cover and sides are provided with iaps 5, 5, which taper to a ointat their outer ends and are fastened to the boxby means of staple 6, theinner ends of the flaps being bent atan angle for forming a flange 7through which the'staples are passed, and :fastening the flaps to thebody of the box. Connected to the bottom are the solid aps 8, which areof a length equal to the width of the bottom, so that when brought to avertical or upright position, they will be received snu against thesides 4C. The aps 8 are provi ed with anges 9, i through which extendstaples 1() for fastening the aps to the bottom 3; by providing a solidend flap 8, the box can be packed with goodstin bulk, or loose goods.The other flaps "are .tapered so that when the Specication of LettersPatent. application mea March 2s, 1911.

.box is folded together', there will be no inter- The invention consistsin certain other,

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serial No. 617,606.

ference with the edges or vfalls of the other parts of the box, and thisallows for the easy and simplevasselnblage of the box. Openings 11 areformed through the ends of each Hap 5, while openings 12 are formedthrough the central portion of the flaps 8. hollow screw-plug 13 isvreceived through an opening in each of the aps 8, and passes throughtlaps 5 of the sides 4i, and ai-ter the box is folded, the cover islowered., and the deps of the cover are mounted upon the hollow plugwhen the screw-caps 14 are'screwed upon the plugs, thereby fastening allof the deps together. A iiange 15 formed on one ot the sides 4 is passedover the cover 2, fafter it has 65 been lowered, and is glued thereto,or fastened by glued strips 16.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure byk Letters Patent, is:-

1. A collapsible box comprising a top, bot-- tom, and sides formed froma single piece of material and adapted to be folded into shape, dapsconnected to the bottom which are of a length equal tothe width of thebot- 7e tom and of a height equal to the width of the sides for forminga complete closure for the ends of the box, end laps connected to thesides, means connected to the bottom iiaps lto which the end flaps are'connected for holding the sides in a vertical position, and iiapsconnected to thecover adapted to engage said means when the cover isbrought to a position for closing the box, whereby the cover may be heldclosed.

2. vA collapsible box comprising a top, bottom and sides formed from asingle piece of material, sides adapted to be bent to an uprightposition with respect to the bottom, daps connected to the bottomadapted to be swung to a position tor engaging the sides and completelyclosing the ends ot the box. and having an opening therein, end flapsconnected to the sides provided with openings, which fiaps are adaptedto register with the opening in the bottom aps. means passing throughsaid flaps for connecting them together for holding the sides and bot--tom ap in an u pright position,- a cover ng from one of the sides forclosing-the box and aps connected to the cover having sind means extendu Closed posltlon.

openings through which for fastenmg the cover m In .testimony whereof IaHX my signa-ture, in the presence of two witnesses.v v HARRISON B.WALTER.

Witnesses: f

CLAmBEL BULLOCK, .JosVi MER zLER.

